TERMS OF REFERENCE

I. POSITION INFORMATION
Vacancy Announcement: Position title
Position grade
Duty station IOM/KSU/009/2020
Laboratory Technologist (Technician)
G4
Kasulu, United Republic of Tanzania
Seniority band: Job family:
Organizational unit: Position number Position rated ¨
Subject to rotation 1
MHD
Medical Health Unit

Yes No

Reporting directly to Chief Migration Health Officer (CMHO)
Overall supervision by Chief of Mission (CoM)
Managerial responsibility No
Directly reporting staff No

II. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND SCOPE

Context:
Under the direct supervision of the Chief Migration Health Officer (CMHO) and the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission, the incumbent will be responsible for technical support to laboratory services with respect to Migration Health Assessments (HAP) and other programmes implemented by the IOM Migration Health Division in country Kasulu, Tanzania.
III. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Perform laboratory procedures as assigned by the laboratory supervisor for pre- examination, examination, and post-examination activities through the use of the standard relevant equipment.
2. Ensure standards and the quality of laboratory procedures by strictly following the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
3. Adhere to biosafety measures adopted in the laboratory, minding the safety of oneself and others.
4. Organize and operate activities on assigned station for accurate, efficient, and timely delivery of results.
5. Perform quality control activities for assigned stations and document results as required.
6. Facilitate in maintenance of laboratory equipment in good working order and operate equipment appropriately following SOPs.
7. Facilitate in laboratory stock management and monitor that the equipment and consumables are sufficient for the anticipated work.
8. Facilitate to maintenance of established system of organized record keeping and information management for timely delivery of results, data collection, analysis and reporting for laboratory monitoring and facilitation to operational research.
9. Participate in the development and updating of SOPs as needed.
10. Participate in the improvement of the service system according to adopted work.
11. Perform any other duties that may be assigned.

IV. COMPETENCIES

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies

Teamwork
• Establishes strong relationships with colleagues and partners; relates well to people at all levels.
• Is fully aware of the team purpose, respects and understands individual and collective responsibilities.
• Willingly puts in extra effort without being asked and adopts a “hands-on” approach whenever necessary to achieve team objectives.
• Coordinates own work with that of the team to meet agreed priorities and deadlines.
Delivering results
• Produces quality results and provides quality services to clients.
• Meets goals and timelines for delivery of products or services.
• Manages time and resources efficiently, monitoring progress and adjusting as necessary.
• Shows understanding of own role and responsibilities in relation to expected results.
Managing and sharing knowledge
• Keeps abreast of new developments in own field of competence and creates opportunities for knowledge management initiatives.
• Shares knowledge and learning willingly, and proactively seeks to learn from the experiences of others.
• Puts new learning into practice and draws on diverse sources of ideas and inspiration.
• Contributes to the identification of improvements to work processes and assists in
implementing them.

Accountability

• Accepts personal responsibility for quality and timeliness of work.
• Takes ownership of all responsibilities within own role and honours commitments to others and to the Organization.
• Operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules.
• Accepts and gives constructive criticism; acknowledges and corrects mistakes and apply lessons learned for improvement.
Communication
• Presents information using language and sequence of ideas that is easy for recipients to understand.
• Adapts communication to the recipient’s needs, asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication.
• Encourages others to share their views, using active listening to demonstrate openness and to build understanding of different perspectives.
• Listens carefully and genuinely to the views and positions of others; acts on received information.

V. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Completed Bachelor’s degree or Diploma from an accredited academic institution in Medical (Clinical) Laboratory Sciences, Microbiology or a related discipline.
• At least two years of relevant laboratory experience in a busy institution, preferably in a laboratory.
• Relevant technical knowledge and practices to personnel and laboratory operations.
• Computer literate with understanding of accurate data collection and analysis for monitoring and continuous improvement of laboratory services and performance; and,
• Good awareness of the laboratory role in health systems, optimal use of resources for quality and efficient services delivery.
• Phlebotomy experience required, and should be conversant in biological specimen collection, storing and packaging and transporting.
• Experience in TB culture laboratory an advantage.

VI. LANGUAGES
• Knowledge of both languages English and Kiswahili is required

Interested candidates should fill in the PH form, submit CV’s and cover letter indicating Vacancy Notice number with 3 professional references and contacts to [email protected]

Only online applications will be accepted

Kindly note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted & Vacancy is only open for Tanzanian nationals.

“All the vacancies announced by IOM Tanzania are completely free and candidates are not at any point requested to pay a fee for applying or during the recruitment process’’

Document:

 PH FORM.pdf

 PH FORM.docx

Deadline: 25^th June 2020